8:48 PM,
Feb. 20, 2014

The Dudley Tower and Eye Clinic of Wisconsin sit in a special taxing district that was extended until as late as 2031.

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The city is seeking an independent legal opinion on whether Mayor Jim Tipple and other Wausau employees had the authority to lobby for changes in state law without City Council members' approval.

The law, signed by Gov. Scott Walker in July, extended the life of a tax increment finance district in Wausau by 10 years. That means property taxes collected in the district, which includes Dudley Tower, Eye Clinic of Wisconsin and a Pick 'n Save grocery store, will go toward funding economic development along the Wisconsin riverfront until as late as 2031 - instead of going to general budgets for the ...